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Tuna Katsu Sandwich with Ginger Slaw

Name: Tuna Katsu Sandwich with Ginger Slaw
Total time: 21 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp plain flour, heaped; 1 egg; 60 g panko breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp milk, a dash; 2 tuna steaks, thick, about 170 g each; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 180 g white cabbage; 60 g pickled ginger, plus a splash of the pickling liquid; 4 slices white bread, thick, crusts removed; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 125 ml tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 clove garlic; 1 pinch chilli flakes; ½ green apple; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 lime, cut into wedges

A panko-crusted tuna steak, seared briefly so it stays pink, in white bread with a sweet and tangy tonkatsu sauce and crunchy pickled ginger cabbage slaw. Serve with sliced apple.

YieldServes 2
Hands-on21 min
Total21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2 tbspplain flour, heaped
1egg
60 gpanko breadcrumbs
1 tbspmilk, a dash
2tuna steaks, thick, about 170 g each
3 tbspvegetable oil
180 gwhite cabbage
60 gpickled ginger, plus a splash of the pickling liquid
4 sliceswhite bread, thick, crusts removed
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

For the tonkatsu sauce

125 mltomato ketchup
2 tbspsoy sauce
2 tbspWorcestershire sauce
2 tbspmirin
1 clovegarlic
1 pinchchilli flakes

To serve

½green appleoptional
1 tspsesame seedsoptional
1lime, cut into wedges

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Soy
Fish
Sesame
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Tuna
Anchovy
Legumes (any)
Tamarind
Wheat
Barley
Rice
Pome fruits (any)
Apple
Citrus fruits (any)
Lime
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Cabbage
Ginger
Black and white pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Clove
Yeast
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

For the tonkatsu sauce

To serve

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